“My mother was Catholic, my father was Protestant. There was always a debate going on at home – I think in those days we called them arguments – about who was right and who was wrong.”
“Religion is not going to come up with any new arguments.”
“A dark cloud is no sign that the sun has lost his light; and dark black convictions are no arguments that God has laid aside His mercy.”
“There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.”
“Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class.”
“I think it’s always dangerous to make political arguments in a religiously ideological way. And it’s very dangerous to treat as traitors to the American nation those who think differently.”
“I love to argue. I’ve always loved to argue. And I love to point out the weaknesses of the opposing arguments. It may well be that I’m something of a shin kicker. It may well be that I’m something of a contrarian.”
“Political debate with liberals is basically impossible in America today because liberals are calling names while conservatives are trying to make arguments.”
“When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it’s a little hard to have any sort of productive debate.”
“I’m not a confrontational person in real life, so I really don’t wanna get into arguments or fistfights with people I’m making fun of.”
“Men have defined the parameters of every subject. All feminist arguments, however radical in intent or consequence, are with or against assertions or premises implicit in the male system, which is made credible or authentic by the power of men to name.”
“I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn’t understand her English, because she was Chinese.”
“Men are convinced of your arguments, your sincerity, and the seriousness of your efforts only by your death.”
“On the stage, the characters express themselves more through words than images. So the arguments of the characters and the tension between characters – words have to be used to express that, and I love that about theater.”
“When I was at ‘SNL,’ I would constantly get in arguments, ‘Why aren’t we more political? We’re not going after Bush.’ Then look what happened – that Sarah Palin season, they were on fire. It was about something.”
“Arguments are extremely vulgar, for everyone in good society holds exactly the same opinion.”
“Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and often convincing.”
“The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.”
“If you can’t answer a man’s arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.”
“When a person has a gun, sometimes their mind clicks that this thing will win arguments and straighten people out.”